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1 πως-D αμαυροω-VC--FPI3S χρυσιον-N2N-ASN αλλοιοω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN αγαθος-A1--ASN εκχεω-VCI-API3P λιθος-N2--NPM αγιος-A1A-NPM επι-P αρχη-N1--GSF πας-A1S-GPF εξοδος-N2--GPF

2 υιος-N2--NPM *σιων-N---GSF ο- A--NPM τιμιος-A1A-NPM ο- A--NPM επιαιρω-VXI-PMPNPM εν-P χρυσιον-N2N-DSN πως-D λογιζομαι-VSI-API3P εις-P αγγειον-N2N-APN οστρακινος-A1--APN εργον-N2N-APN χειρ-N3--GPF κεραμευς-N3V-GSM

3 και-C γε-X δρακων-N3--NPM εκδυω-VAI-AAI3P μαστος-N2--APM θηλαζω-VAI-AAI3P σκυμνος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GPM θυγατηρ-N3--NPF λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS εις-P ανιατος-A1B-ASM ως-C στρουθιον-N2N-ASN εν-P ερημος-N2--DSF

4 κολλαω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF γλωσσα-N1S-NSF θηλαζω-V1--PAPGSM προς-P ο- A--ASM φαρυγξ-N3G-ASM αυτος- D--GSM εν-P διψος-N3E-DSN νηπιος-A1A-NPN αιτεω-VAI-AAI3P αρτος-N2--ASM ο- A--NSM διακλαω-V3--PAPNSM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S αυτος- D--DPM

5 ο- A--NPM εσθιω-V1--PAPNPM ο- A--APF τρυφη-N1--APF απο αναιζω-VCI-API3P εν-P ο- A--DPF εξοδος-N2--DPF ο- A--NPM τιθηνεω-V2--PMPNPM επι-P κοκκος-N2--GPM περιβαλλω-VBI-AMI3P κοπρια-N1A-APF

6 και-C μεγαλυνω-VCI-API3S ανομια-N1A-NSF θυγατηρ-N3--GSF λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS υπερ-P ανομια-N1A-GSF *σοδομων-N---GSF ο- A--GSF καταστρεφω-VP--XMPGSF ωσπερ-D σπουδη-N1--DSF και-C ου-D πονεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF χειρ-N3--APF

7 καθαριζω-VCI-API3P ναζιραιος-N2--NPM αυτος- D--GSF υπερ-P χιων-N3N-ASF λαμπω-VAI-AAI3P υπερ-P γαλα-N3--ASN πυρροω-VCI-API3P υπερ-P λιθος-N2--APM σαπφειρος-N2--GSF ο- A--NSN αποσπασμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GPM

8 σκοταζω-VAI-AAI3S υπερ-P ασβολη-N1--ASF ο- A--NSN ειδος-N3E-NSN αυτος- D--GPM ου-D επιγιγνωσκω-VSI-API3P εν-P ο- A--DPF εξοδος-N2--DPF πηγνυμι-VDI-API3S δερμα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--APN οστεον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPM ξηραινω-VCI-API3P γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P ωσπερ-D ξυλον-N2N-ASN

9 καλος-A1--NPM ειμι-V9--IAI3P ο- A--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM ρομφαια-N1A-GSF η-C ο- A--NPM τραυματιας-N1T-NPM λιμος-N2--GSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3P κεντεω-VX--XMPNPM απο-P γενημα-N3M-GPN αγρος-N2--GPM

10 χειρ-N3--NPF γυνη-N3K-GPF οικτιρμων-A3N-GPF εψω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--APN παιδιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GPF γιγνομαι-VCI-API3P εις-P βρωσις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--DPF εν-P ο- A--DSN συντριμμα-N3M-DSN ο- A--GSF θυγατηρ-N3--GSF λαος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS

11 συντελεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM θυμος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM εκχεω-V2I-IAI3S θυμος-N2--ASM οργη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ανααπτω-VAI-AAI3S πυρ-N3--ASN εν-P *σιων-N---DSF και-C καταεσθιω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--APN θεμελιον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSF

12 ου-D πιστευω-VAI-AAI3P βασιλευς-N3V-NPM γη-N1--GSF πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM καταοικεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF οικεω-V2--PMPASF οτι-C ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S εχθρος-A1A-NSM και-C εκθλιβω-V1--PAPNSM δια-P ο- A--GPF πυλη-N1--GPF *ιερουσαλημ-N---GSF

13 εκ-P αμαρτια-N1A-GPF προφητης-N1M-GPM αυτος- D--GSF αδικια-N1A-GPF ιερευς-N3V-GPM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--GPM εκχεω-V2--PAPGPM αιμα-N3M-ASN δικαιος-A1A-ASN εν-P μεσος-A1--DSM αυτος- D--GSF

14 σαλευω-VCI-API3P εγειρω-VX--XAO3S αυτος- D--GSF εν-P ο- A--DPF εξοδος-N2--DPF μολυνω-VCI-API3P εν-P αιμα-N3M-DSN εν-P ο- A--DSN μη-D δυναμαι-V6--PMN αυτος- D--APM απτομαι-VAI-AMI3P ενδυμα-N3M-GPN αυτος- D--GPM

15 αποιστημι-VH--AAD2P ακαθαρτος-A1B-GPM καλεω-VA--AAD2P αυτος- D--APM αποιστημι-VH--AAD2P αποιστημι-VH--AAD2P μη-D απτομαι-V1--PMD2P οτι-C ανααπτω-VVI-API3P και-C γε-X σαλευω-VCI-API3P ειπον-VAI-AAD2P εν-P ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN ου-D μη-D προςθεω-V2--PAS3P ο- A--GSN παραοικεω-V2--PAN

16 προσωπον-N2N-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM μερις-N3D-NSF αυτος- D--GPM ου-D προςτιθημι-VF--FAI3S επιβλεπω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--DPM προσωπον-N2N-ASN ιερευς-N3V-GPM ου-D λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P πρεσβυτης-N1M-APM ου-D ελεεω-VAI-AAI3P

17 ετι-D ειμι-V9--PAPGPM εγω- P--GP εκλειπω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM οφθαλμος-N2--NPM εγω- P--GP εις-P ο- A--ASF βοηθεια-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GP ματαιος-A1A-APN αποσκοπευω-V1--PAPNPM εγω- P--GP αποσκοπευω-VAI-AAI1P εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN ου-D σωζω-V1--PAPASN

18 θηρευω-VAI-AAI1P μικρος-A1A-APM εγω- P--GP ο- A--GSN μη-D πορευομαι-V1--PMN εν-P ο- A--DPF πλατυς-A3U-DPF εγω- P--GP αγω-VXI-XAI3S ο- A--NSM καιρος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GP πληροω-VCI-API3P ο- A--NPF ημερα-N1A-NPF εγω- P--GP παραειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--NSM καιρος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GP

19 κουφος-A1--NPM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM διωκω-V1--PAPNPM εγω- P--AP υπερ-P αετος-N2--APM ουρανος-N2--GSM επι-P ο- A--GPN ορος-N3E-GPN εκαπτω-VCI-API3P εν-P ερημος-N2--DSF ενηδρευσαν-VAI-AAI3P εγω- P--AP

20 πνευμα-N3M-NSN προσωπον-N2N-GSN εγω- P--GP χριστος-A1--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM συνλαμβανω-VVI-API3S εν-P ο- A--DPF διαφθορα-N1A-DPF αυτος- D--GPM ος- --GSM ειπον-VAI-AAI1P εν-P ο- A--DSF σκια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM ζαω-VF--FMI1P εν-P ο- A--DPN εθνος-N3E-DPN

21 χαιρω-V1--PAD2S και-C ευφραινω-V1--PMD2S θυγατηρ-N3--VSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-GSF ο- A--NSF καταοικεω-V2--PAPNSF επι-P γη-N1--GSF και-C γε-X επι-P συ- P--AS διαερχομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--ASN ποτηριον-N2N-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM και-C μεθυω-VS--FPI2S και-C αποχεω-VF2-FAI2S

22 εκλειπω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF ανομια-N1A-NSF συ- P--GS θυγατηρ-N3--VSF *σιων-N---GSF ου-D προςτιθημι-VF--FAI3S ετι-D αποοικιζω-VA--AAN συ- P--AS επισκεπτομαι-VAI-AMI3S ανομια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS θυγατηρ-N3--VSF *εδωμ-N---GSF αποκαλυπτω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--APN ασεβημα-N3M-APN συ- P--GS

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #913

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913. Gold symbolizes the goodness of love because metals, like everything else found in the natural world, have a correspondence - gold to the goodness of love, silver to truths of wisdom, copper or bronze to the goodness of charity, and iron to truths of faith. For that reason these metals are found also in the spiritual world, since everything found there has a correspondence, inasmuch as they all correspond to the angels' affections and thoughts, which in themselves are spiritual.

That gold, owing to its correspondence, symbolizes the goodness of love, may be seen from the following passages:

I urge you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be enriched... (Revelation 3:18)

How dim the gold has become! How changed the finest gold! The stones of the sanctuary are scattered at the head of every street. The precious sons of Zion, valuable as pure gold... (Lamentations 4:1-2)

He will... save the souls of the poor... And He will give them some of the gold of Sheba. (Psalms 72:13, 15)

Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron, silver, instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I will also make your registration peaceful, and your tax gatherers righteous. (Isaiah 60:17)

Behold, you are wise...! No secret has been hidden from you! With your wisdom and your intelligence you have gained for yourself... gold and silver in your treasuries... You were in Eden, the garden...; every precious stone was your covering..., also gold. (Ezekiel 28:3-4, 13)

The multitude of camels shall cover you...; all those from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and incense, and they shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah. (Isaiah 60:6, cf. 60:9, Matthew 2:11)

...I will fill this house with glory... The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine... The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former... (Haggai 2:7-9)

Kings' daughters are among Your precious ones. At Your right hand stands the queen in the finest gold of Ophir... Her clothing is woven with gold. (Psalms 45:9, 13, cf. Ezekiel 16:13)

You have taken vessels for your adornment from My gold and My silver that I had given you, and made for yourself male images... (Ezekiel 16:17)

...you have taken My silver and My gold, and have carried My valuable possessions into your temples. (Joel 3:5)

[2] Since gold symbolized the goodness of love, therefore when Belshazzar with his great men was drinking wine from vessels of gold taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and at the same time was praising gods of gold, silver, bronze and iron, writing appeared on the wall, and that night he was slain (Daniel 5). And so on in many other places.

Since gold symbolized the goodness of love, therefore the Ark that contained the Law was overlaid inside and out with gold (Exodus 25:11). Therefore the mercy seat and the cherubim over the Ark were also of made of pure gold (Exodus 25:17-18).

[3] Since gold symbolized the goodness of love, silver the truth of wisdom, bronze the goodness of the natural love called charity, and iron the truth of faith, therefore people in ancient times called the succeeding periods of time from the most ancient period to the concluding one the golden, silver, bronze and iron ages. A similar symbolism is exhibited by the statue that Nebuchadnezzar saw in a dream, whose head was fine gold, its breast and arms silver, its belly and thighs bronze, its lower legs iron, and its feet part iron and part clay (Daniel 2:32-33). This symbolizes the succeeding states of the church in this world, from most ancient times to the present day. The state of the church today is described in this way:

As you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. (Daniel 2:43)

Iron symbolizes the truth of faith, as we have said, yet when there is no truth of faith, but faith without truth, then it is iron mixed with miry clay, the two of which do not bond together. The seed of men with which they will mingle symbolizes the truth in the Word. This is the state of the church today. What it will be hereafter is briefly described in Daniel 2:45, but at more length in chapter 7, verses 13-18, 27.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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